WEBVTT HELPED TO INFLUENCEMY METEOROLOGY PATH.THE FIRST DAY OF THE YEARLOOKING LIKE IT COULD BE ALITTLE BIT OF A WASHOUT.HERE'S A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE OURHOTEL MODERN CAMERA.CLOUD COVER, BUT WE HAVE A BREAKFROM THE RAIN.A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AS WE GOOUT AND ABOUT THROUGH THE DAY.WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE RADAR ANDWHAT WE HAVE IS A LITTLE BIT OFRAIN MAKING ITS WAY OFF TOWARDTHE NORTHEAST.WE HAVE THE HEAVIEST RAIN NOWOVER TOWARD THE BILOXI AREA.SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUING TOMOVE INTO THE AREA.WE HAVE VERY HEAVY RAIN FROMGULFPORT OVER TOWARD BILOXI.LIGHTNING WITH THAT HEAVY RAIN.A BREAK FOR THE NORTH SHORE, BUTTRAVELING ACROSS I-55 TOWARDHAMMOND AND LAPLACE, LIGHT TOMODERATE RAINFALL.LIGHTNING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVETOWARD THE NORTHEAST.THE METRO COULD BE SEEINGANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AS WEGO THROUGH THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.CLOSER TO THE COAST, THINGS AREQUIET FOR NOW.WE HAVE TWO SYSTEMS WE AREWATCHING.THERE IS ONE OVER THE TEXASPANHANDLE BRINGING THE MOISTURERIGHT NOW.IT IS THE SECOND ONE GOING INTOMONDAY THAT WILL CURSE AND HEADTOWARD THE EAST.THAT IS GOING TO INCREASE OURSEVERE WEATHER THREAT ON MONDAY.WE WILL SEE SCATTERED SHOWERSSTREAMING INTO THE AFTERNOON ANDEVENING.TODAY WILL BE MORE SCATTEREDTHAN WIDESPREAD.THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME BREAKSIN THE RAIN.YOU COULD SEE SOME HEAVIERDOWNPOURS FROM TIME TO TIMECONTINUING INTO YOUR AFTERNOONAND EVENING.THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LIGHTNINGAS WELL WITH THIS.BE AWARE AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THEDAY TODAY.WE GET A BREAK IN THE EVENINGHOURS OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY.THAT WILL HELP RESET OURATMOSPHERE FOR THE POTENTIAL FORSEVERE WEATHER.AS WE GO INTO MONDAY MORNING, AFEW ISOLATED SHOWERS.A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMSCOULD FORM OFF TO THE WEST.AS IT MARCHES FURTHER EAST, ITWILL ENCOUNTER THIS WARMUNSTABLE AIR.WE WILL SEE THAT POTENTIAL FORSTRONG STORMS.THE TIMESTAMP IS 1:00 TOMORROWAFTERNOON.SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF OUT ANDABOUT.WE WILL SEE SOME SUNSHINE GOINGINTO TUESDAY.FOR TODAY, NOT SEEING A SEVEREWEATHER THREAT.THERE IS A MARGINAL CHANCE WECOULD SEE GUSTY WINDS.IT IS AS WE GO INTO MONDAY THATWE GET THE ENHANCED RISK FORSEVERE WEATHER WHERE WE COULDHAVE A FEW ISOLATED STRONG TOSEVERE STORMS.IT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING TOKEEP AN EYE ON.WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED OVERTHE NEXT 48 HOURS.THE OTHER STORY WILL BE THERAINFALL WITH FLOOD WATCH IS INEFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.RAINFALL TOTALS GENERALLY AREGOING TO BE IN SOME AREASTO-FOUR INCHES OF RAIN WITHHIGHER ISOLATED TOTALS.SOME AREAS HAVE SEEN TWO TOTHREE INCHES OF RAIN, SO IT'SSOMETHING TO MONITOR AS WELLALONG WITH RIVER LEVELS RISINGTO MINOR FLOOD STAGE.TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER60'S.A FEW LOW 70'S HANGING AROUND.WE WILL SEE RAIN AND STORMSTHROUGHOUT NEW YEAR'S DAY.RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTOMONDAY WITH A SEVERE WEATHERTHREAT A POSSIBILITY AS WELL.LOOKING FOR SOME SUNSHINE TORETURN.TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO TAKE ABIT OF A DEBT.

More heavy rain is likely as we go throughout the day. A few rumbles of thunder is possible as well. Some areas could see 1-3" of additional rainfall through Monday, so the flood threat is still possible through Monday. We will also see the severe weather threat increasing Monday afternoon.